7968 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No.
31 / Wednesday, February 16, 2005 / Notices
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
this review may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at http://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background. On January 4, 2005, the
Commission determined that the
domestic interested party group
response to its notice of institution (69
FR 58952, October 1, 2004) of the
subject five-year reviews was adequate
and that the respondent interested
parties responses were inadequate. The
Commission did not find any other
circumstances that would warrant
conducting full reviews.1 Accordingly,
the Commission determined that it
would conduct expedited reviews
pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Act.2
Staff report. A staff report containing
information concerning the subject
matter of the reviews will be placed in
the nonpublic record on May 3, 2005,
and made available to persons on the
Administrative Protective Order service
list for these reviews. A public version
will be issued thereafter, pursuant to
section 207.62(d)(4) of the
Commission’s rules.
Written submissions. As provided in
section 207.62(d) of the Commission’s
rules, interested parties that are parties
to the reviews and that have provided
individually adequate responses to the
notice of institution,3 and any party
other than an interested party to the
reviews may file written comments with
the Secretary on what determinations
the Commission should reach in the
reviews. Comments are due on or before
May 10, 2005, and may not contain new
factual information. Any person that is
neither a party to the five-year reviews
nor an interested party may submit a
brief written statement (which shall not
contain any new factual information)
pertinent to the reviews by May 10,
2005. If comments contain business
proprietary information (BPI), they must
conform with the requirements of
sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the
Commission’s rules. The Commission’s
rules do not authorize filing of
submissions with the Secretary by
facsimile or electronic means, except to
the extent permitted by section 201.8 of
1 A record of the Commissioners’ votes, the
Commission’s statement on adequacy, and any
individual Commissioner’s statements will be
available from the Office of the Secretary and at the
Commission’s Web site.
2 Vice Chairman Deanna Tanner Okun and
Commissioner Daniel R. Pearson dissenting.
3 The Commission has found the responses
submitted by Deeter Foundry, Inc.; East Jordan Iron
Works, Inc.; LeBaron Foundry, Inc.; Municipal
Castings, Inc.; Neenah Foundry Co.; Tyler Pipe Co.;
and U.S. Foundry & Mfg. Corp. to be individually
adequate. Comments from other interested parties
will not be accepted (see 19 CFR 207.62(d)(2)).
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the Commission’s rules, as amended, 67
FR 68036 (November 8, 2002).
In accordance with sections 201.16(c)
and 207.3 of the rules, each document
filed by a party to the reviews must be
served on all other parties to the reviews
(as identified by either the public or BPI
service list), and a certificate of service
must be timely filed. The Secretary will
not accept a document for filing without
a certificate of service.
Determination. The Commission has
determined to exercise its authority to
extend the review period by up to 90
days pursuant to 19 U.S.C.
1675(c)(5)(B).
Authority: These reviews are being
conducted under authority of title VII of the 3904.61.00.
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.62 of the
Commission’s rules.
Issued: February 9, 2005.
By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 05–2925 Filed 2–15–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332–466]
Advice Concerning Possible
Modifications to the U.S. Generalized
System of Preferences, 2004 Review
AGENCY: International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Institution of investigation and
scheduling of hearing.
SUMMARY: Following receipt on February ((202) 205–3348 or
7, 2005 of a request from the United
States Trade Representative (USTR)
under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332 (g)), the
Commission instituted investigation No. Commission’s Office of Industries. For
332–466, Advice Concerning Possible
Modifications to the U.S. Generalized
System of Preferences, 2004 Review.
Background: As requested by the
USTR, in accordance with sections
503(a)(1)(A), 503(e), and 131(a) of the
Trade Act of 1974 (1974 Act), and under connection with this investigation is
section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
the Commission will provide advice as
to the probable economic effect on U.S.
industries producing like or directly
competitive articles and on consumers
of the elimination of U.S. import duties
for all beneficiary developing countries
under the GSP for the following HTS
subheadings: 0804.10.20, 0804.10.40,
0804.10.60, 0804.10.80, 2008.99.25,
5702.51.20, 5702.91.30, 5702.92.0010,
5702.99.1010, 5703.10.0020, 5703.20.10, Washington, DC 20436, not later than
5703.30.0020, and 7320.10.60. In
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providing its advice on these articles,
the USTR asked that the Commission
assume that the benefits of the GSP
would not apply to imports that would
be excluded from receiving such
benefits by virtue of the competitive
need limits specified in section
503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act.
As requested by the USTR, pursuant
to section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of
1930, the Commission will provide
advice as to the probable economic
effect on U.S. industries producing like
or directly competitive articles and on
consumers of the removal of Russia
from eligibility for duty-free treatment
under the GSP for HTS subheading
As requested under section 332(g) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 and in accordance
with section 503(d)(1)(A) of the 1974
Act, the Commission will provide
advice on whether any industry in the
United States is likely to be adversely
affected by a waiver of the competitive
need limits specified in section
503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act for the
Philippines for HTS subheading
3823.19.20; for Argentina for HTS
subheadings 4107.19.50 and 4107.92.80;
and for Turkey for HTS subheading
6802.91.25. With respect to the
competitive need limit in section
503(c)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the 1974 Act, the
Commission, as requested, will use the
dollar value limit of $115,000,000.
As requested by the USTR, the
Commission will seek to provide its
advice not later than May 9, 2005.
DATES: Effective Date: February 9, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Project Leader, Cynthia B. Foreso
cynthia.foreso@usitc.gov).
Deputy Project Leader, Eric Land
((202) 205–3349 or eric.land@usitc.gov).
The above persons are in the
information on legal aspects of the
investigation, contact William Gearhart
of the Commission’s Office of the
General Counsel at (202) 205–3091 or
william.gearhart@usitc.gov.
Public Hearing: A public hearing in
scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. on
March 23, 2005, at the United States
International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC. All persons have the
right to appear by counsel or in person,
to present information, and to be heard.
Persons wishing to appear at the public
hearing should file a letter with the
Secretary, United States International
Trade Commission, 500 E St., SW.,
the close of business (5:15 p.m.) on
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March 4, 2005, in accordance with the
requirements in the ‘‘Submissions’’
section below. In the event that no
requests to appear at the hearing are
received by the close of business on
March 4, 2005, the hearing will be
canceled. Any person interested in
attending the hearing as an observer or
non-participant may call the Secretary
to the Commission ((202) 205–1816)
after March 4, 2005 to determine
whether the hearing will be held.
Written Submissions: In lieu of or in
addition to participating in the hearing,
interested parties are invited to submit
written statements or briefs concerning
these investigations. All written
submissions, including requests to
appear at the hearing, statements, and
briefs, should be addressed to the
Secretary, United States International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20436. Any prehearing
statements or briefs should be filed not
later than 5:15 p.m., March 7, 2005; the
deadline for filing posthearing
statements or briefs is 5:15 p.m., March
30, 2005. All written submissions must
conform with the provisions of section
201.8 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8).
Section 201.8 of the rules requires that
a signed original (or a copy designated
as an original) and fourteen (14) copies
of each document be filed. In the event
that confidential treatment of the
document is requested, at least four (4)
additional copies must be filed, in
which the confidential information
must be deleted (see the following
paragraph for further information
regarding confidential business
information). The Commission’s rules
do not authorize filing submissions with
the Secretary by facsimile or electronic
means, except to the extent permitted by
section 201.8 of the rules (see Handbook
for Electronic Filing Procedures, ftp://
ftp.usitc.gov/pub/reports/
electronic_filing_handbook.pdf). Any
submissions that contain confidential
business information must also conform
with the requirements of section 201.6
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Section
201.6 of the rules requires that the cover
of the document and the individual
pages be clearly marked as to whether
they are the ‘‘confidential’’ or
‘‘nonconfidential’’ version, and that the
confidential business information be
clearly identified by means of brackets.
All written submissions, except for
confidential business information, will
be made available in the Office of the
Secretary to the Commission for
inspection by interested parties.
The Commission may include some or
all of the confidential business
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information submitted in the course of
these investigations in the report it
sends to the USTR and the President. As
requested by the USTR, the Commission
will publish a public version of the
report. However, in the public version,
the Commission will not publish
confidential business information in a
manner that would reveal the operations
of the firm supplying the information.
Persons with mobility impairments
who will need special assistance in
gaining access to the Commission
should contact the Secretary at (202)
205–2000.
Issued: February 10, 2005.
By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 05–2924 Filed 2–15–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
Index and Description of Major
Information Systems and Availability
of Records
AGENCY: International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice announcing availability
of public information.
SUMMARY: The United States
International Trade Commission (USITC
or Commission) provides notice of its
index and description of major
information systems and availability of
its records.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marilyn R. Abbott ((202) 205–2000),
Secretary, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-
impaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
the Commission’s TDD terminal on
(202) 205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the
Commission and persons seeking
information on the Commission, or
making submittals or requests, and
seeking decisions, may contact the
Office of the Secretary at (202) 205–
2000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission makes agency records
available to the public in a number of
ways: Electronic Document Information
System (II). This system provides
Internet access to public documents
filed with the Office of the Secretary.
Docketing information for USITC
investigations instituted since 1996 is
available electronically by accessing the
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USITC Internet site at ‘‘http://
www.usitc.gov’’ or directly at ‘‘http://
edis.usitc.gov.’’
FOIA. Commission records may also
be requested under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552).
These requests are filed with the
Secretary at 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, and shall
indicate clearly in the request letter, and
on the envelope if the request is in
paper form, that it is a ‘‘Freedom of
Information Act Request.’’ A written
request may be made either (1) in paper
form, or (2) electronically by contacting
the Commission at ‘‘http://
www.usitc.gov/secretary/foia/
index.htm.’’ Commission rules for
requesting information under FOIA are
set out in 19 CFR 201.17–201.21.
Frequently requested FOIA-processed
records can be accessed by following the
‘‘Privacy Statement, Accessibility
Statement, Freedom of Information, and
Other Web Site Policies and Important
Links’’ link on the USITC Internet site
at ‘‘http://www.usitc.gov.’’
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States. The USITC maintains
and publishes the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS)
pursuant to the omnibus Trade and
Competitiveness Act of 1988. The Tariff
Information Center, providing the
current HTS and related materials, is
available on-line at ‘‘http://
www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/index.html.’’
Government Information Locator. The
USITC has an entry in the Government
Information Locator Service, at ‘‘http://
www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/gils/
index.html.’’
Libraries. The Commission maintains
two libraries, its National Library of
International Trade (the Commission’s
main reference library), located on the
3rd floor of the Commission building,
and a law library, located on the 6th
floor. Both are open to the public during
normal business hours of 8:45 a.m. to
5:15 p.m. The libraries contain, among
other things, complete sets of
Commission reports. To determine
whether the respective libraries have the
information sought, persons seeking
information may call the main library at
(202) 205–2630, or the law library at
(202) 205–3287.
Public Reading Room. The
Commission’s docket files in the Office
of the Secretary contain the submissions
made in all Commission investigations.
The files are available for inspection in
the Public Reading Room in the Office
of the Secretary. The Public Reading
Room is located on the 1st floor of the
Commission building. Persons having
questions regarding availability of
records may call the Dockets staff at
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